V K Singh stirs row with 'dog' remark, clarifies

Updated: Friday, October 23, 2015, 1:09 [IST]

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New Delhi, Oct 22: Union minister V.K. Singh on Thursday triggered a huge row when he spoke of a dog's stoning while commenting on the burning of two Dalit children. As opposition parties demanded his sacking, the former army chief clarified that he had been misunderstood.

Asked about the gory killing by upper castes of the children in a Haryana village, the former army chief said: "If someone throws stones at a dog, the government is not responsible. It was a feud between two families, the matter in under inquiry.

"Failure of the administration should not be put on the government's head," he added.

The opposition immediately pounced on the Bharatiya Janata Party MP.

The Congress sought his removal from the Narendra Modi ministry, adding he should be booked under law.